Butterfly Timing in Swimming

Moderator Squarely about butterfly kick timing relative to the arm pull -- exactly the sub-skill, broken into the first kick and second kick phases.

Reviewer This is the actual mechanism behind fly feeling smooth instead of exhausting -- well explained.

Reviewer Dense, precise, and credible -- a model example for this whole category.

Moderator This is as squarely on-topic as it gets -- an Olympic swimmer explicitly breaking butterfly timing into its three components (kick, breath, chest press), with the specific failure mode for each.

Reviewer Precise checkpoints you can actually verify against film -- no fluff.

Moderator Squarely about fly kick timing -- when the two kicks happen relative to hand entry and exit, stated plainly and specifically.

Reviewer Smart breakdown of elite race pacing and breath timing — a notch light on actionable drills.

Moderator Directly breaks down Joseph Schooling's breathing pattern across the 100 fly (breathe every 2nd stroke, then every stroke on the final 15m) and ties breath timing to the kick/catch cycle. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Short, but every sentence is useful -- good analogy, real drill.

Moderator Squarely about arm-chest timing in butterfly -- the seesaw analogy (chest down/arms up, chest up/arms pull) directly addresses the coordination that defines butterfly timing, plus a concrete single-arm drill to isolate it.

Reviewer Excellent slow-mo of elite fly timing — dominant vs subtle kick made clear.

Moderator Frame-by-frame breakdown of fly timing via Dressel: dominant first kick to release the arms, subtle second kick as arms land, the one-two-one-two tempo tied to the kick. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Clear, accurate two-phase timing model with good kick cues.

Moderator Entirely about butterfly timing: the two phases (pull and recovery), when each kick fires relative to the arms and head, the ski-jumper extension, and glide trade-offs. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Solid staged teaching, useful even before you get to the course pitch.

Moderator Comprehensive rhythm-building progression -- body wave on land, dolphin kick in water, then adding arm timing with the same seesaw framing -- all squarely about butterfly timing/rhythm.

Reviewer Excellent teaching, clear analogies, and a genuinely well-thought-out learning order.

Moderator Broader than pure timing (it's a full 5-step 'how to learn butterfly' curriculum), but timing is genuinely central to several steps -- especially the 'two kicks, not one' step, which is explicitly about kick-in/kick-out sequencing relative to the arms.

Reviewer Useful, concrete drill — could go one layer deeper on the kick count.

Moderator A single-arm fly drill explicitly framed as a butterfly timing drill — ties kick timing to arm entry/release and rotation, which is the core of fly timing.

Reviewer Nice drill progression for feeling the timing.

Moderator Opens with timing and rhythm are crucial for butterfly and builds it through sculling plus kick, single-arm, then full stroke, timing dictated by the arm landing. Bang on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Two good drills aimed straight at fly timing.

Moderator Dead on the sub-skill: explicitly about timing and rhythm with two drills (flick drill, fly-then-breaststroke) built to fix breath timing and undulation. This is the one.

Reviewer Short and focused, with a cue that's easy to remember and apply.

Moderator Focuses on one specific, real component of butterfly timing -- breathing relative to the chest-press wave -- with a clear cue (breathe as the chest lifts, chin barely clears) and a concrete drill. Narrower than full-stroke timing but squarely on the timing skill.

Reviewer Sharp, specific breakout-timing lesson.

Moderator Breakout timing: keep the dolphin-kick tempo through the transition, first stroke starts as the feet go up, do not pull upward. Squarely about timing the fly.

Reviewer Actionable and specific, just watch the app pitch at the end.

Moderator This is directly about the tempo/timing of the arm stroke - fast and powerful under water, controlled and slower over the water - which is exactly the rhythm question at the heart of butterfly timing.

Reviewer Correct, on-point fix but very short — a quick tip, not a full lesson.

Moderator Directly about fly timing: the classic beginner mistake of kicking while arms/head are up, and the correct cue to kick as the head touches down plus optional second kick at the end of the pull. Bang on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Clean, well-explained breakdown of the kick that actually powers butterfly.

Moderator Dolphin kick is the core leg action of butterfly, so this is legitimately on-topic even though it focuses on the kick mechanics rather than the full arm-leg timing coordination specifically.

Reviewer Excellent, complete butterfly tutorial.

Moderator Comprehensive butterfly breakdown. Timing is covered (the two-kick concept, breath timing) but it is one part of a full stroke video. Relevant to timing, not exclusively about it.

Moderator Builds butterfly from the ground up: head-lead body waves with the breath tucked into half a wave on a count of four, position-11 body waves on a kickboard, then adding the arms. The rhythm and breath timing are the focus. Right on the skill.

Reviewer Proper progression: easy count first, body waves, then kickboard, arms last. Breath timing gets drilled until it sticks.

Reviewer Good, specific fix - keeping the undulation compact instead of over-waving is exactly the kind of correction that cleans up butterfly timing.

Moderator This one's squarely on timing - the two-beat kick and the chest-to-hip undulation are the actual mechanics of butterfly timing, not generic stroke talk.

Reviewer One strong, well-shown timing cue.

Moderator One point: press the chest down as the arms land or as you finish a breath, which is exactly the timing cue that drives the wave. On-topic for timing and rhythm.

Reviewer Clean, credible technique breakdown - useful groundwork even before you get to timing.

Moderator Mostly covers arm entry, catch position and recovery mechanics for butterfly generally - solid stuff but it's setting up for a timing discussion that the excerpt cuts off just as it starts ('Something we haven't spoke about yet is the importance of timing on butterfly...'). So it's adjacent/foundational to timing rather than squarely about it in what I can see.

Reviewer Two solid cues, one squarely on timing.

Moderator Gentle chest press at entry to pike the hips and make the sinusoidal wave every rep, that is rhythm, plus forming the catch from the back. First tip is timing and rhythm, second is catch.

Moderator Twenty-six seconds on one thing: finding butterfly rhythm. Count the two kicks per arm cycle in your head until the stroke feels continuous. The caption adds: use fins and chase timing over power. Squarely on timing.

Reviewer Good counting cue and a fair 'it should feel continuous' check, and the fins tip helps. It does not say where each kick falls in the arm cycle, so use it alongside a proper timing drill.

Reviewer Solid mistake-fixing, well beyond just timing.

Moderator Five mistakes: breath timing and consistent breathing pattern are two of them, so timing is covered, but wide pull, bent recovery and knee bend dilute the focus.

Reviewer Thorough hip-driven kick coaching with good flow and 333 drills.

Moderator Primarily a fly-KICK lesson (hip-driven, dont bend knees) but it does directly teach kick-to-arm timing: one kick per pull-down, one per recovery, two kicks per cycle, with the 333 drill to match kick to arm rhythm. Covers timing among kick mechanics.

Reviewer Two fine drills but thin and heavily steering you to a paid program.

Moderator Two drills aimed squarely at developing fly rhythm/timing (front-kick hands-by-side, keyhole drill), framed as butterfly being all about rhythm. On topic, though it is more drill-delivery than explaining the timing itself.

Reviewer Two practical beginner breathing drills with clear timing cues.

Moderator How to breathe in butterfly — breathing is tightly bound to fly timing, and the drills cue when to lift the head relative to the pull/recovery and kick. Covers timing through the breathing lens rather than head-on, so partial.

Reviewer Useful single-arm drill, though light on the timing mechanics and ends on a sales plug.

Moderator Single-arm fly drill that explicitly teaches kick-to-arm timing for butterfly (and carries over to freestyle). On topic for butterfly timing, though it splits attention with freestyle rotation/alignment benefits.

Reviewer Strong pro-stroke breakdown, rich detail.

Moderator Pro film study: body line, hand entry at 11 and 1, dolphin-kick amplitude, EVF. Timing comes up via the two kicks but the focus is body position and pull, not timing per se.

Moderator Learn-to-swim butterfly walkthrough from a former competitive swimmer turned coach. She sets out to teach three things: the kick, the double-arm pull and the timing between them, and frames fly as a rhythm stroke with no body rotation, unlike freestyle. Timing is one of the three pillars, not the whole video.

Reviewer Right message for first-timers: fly is about rhythm, not strength, and it is not freestyle with a bigger kick. She promises timing and kick drills, and there is a plug for her swim sets.

Reviewer Thorough single-swimmer analysis with real drills.

Moderator Video-analysis of one swimmer: breath timing is named as a key fix, but it sits among shoulder mobility, torso angle and pull length. Timing-relevant, not timing-centered.

Reviewer Solid tip that tightens stroke tempo.

Moderator Wide versus narrow hand entry; the payoff is the head going in faster, better momentum and higher tempo. Timing and tempo are part of it, though the headline is entry width.

Moderator Two butterfly drills aimed at timing: single-kick (one kick per arm cycle, for timing and core drive) and catch-up (delaying the second arm). Squarely a timing-drill clip.

Reviewer Both are genuine timing drills: one kick per cycle to find the rhythm, catch-up to delay the second arm. Ten seconds gives you the idea, not the feel; try them with someone watching.

Reviewer The core cue is correct and useful, just delivered in a few seconds with no further elaboration.

Moderator The caption nails the actual sub-skill -- keeping your chin close to the water and timing that breath precisely -- even though the audio here is just music, not narration.

Reviewer Solid technique pointers, just not centered on timing.

Moderator This is a general butterfly technique spotlight (head position, hip undulation, catch) rather than the arm/breath timing sub-skill specifically. There's a timing-adjacent point about the undulation wave but it's not the focus.

Reviewer Good progressive drill ladder for beginners.

Moderator Progressive five-stage drill ladder. Names timing as the usual culprit, then mostly builds via kick, one-arm fly and undulation drills. Timing addressed indirectly.

Reviewer One decent drill, a little thin and promo-tagged.

Moderator Butterfly pull video that says the keyhole drill helps time the pull with the breath, so timing is in scope, but the focus is the pull shape. Covers timing among other things.